Open Source AMPPS AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like AMPPS

The best open source alternative to AMPPS is XAMPP. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to AMPPS and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to AMPPS are FlyEnv, WampServer, BitNami Application Stacks and The Uniform Server.

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  1. XAMPP icon
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    Free open-source web server solution with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Easy installation for local web development across Windows, Linux, macOS. Ideal for creating and testing websites, supports commercial use, with regular updates and a user-friendly control panel.

    65 XAMPP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. FlyEnv icon
     21 likes

    FlyEnv simplifies local web development by providing an easy-to-use interface to manage web servers (like Nginx), databases (like MySQL), and PHP.

    35 FlyEnv alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. WampServer icon
     121 likes

    WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.

    55 WampServer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. BitNami Stacks make it incredibly easy to deploy your favorite open source software. BitNami Stacks include an open source application and all of the other software necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL, PHP or Ruby.

    49 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server.

    37 The Uniform Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Laragon icon
     94 likes

    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    57 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Devilbox icon
     29 likes

    The devilbox is a highly-configurable, Docker based alternative to XAMPP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  8. Laravel Homestead is an official, pre-packaged Vagrant box that provides you a wonderful development environment without requiring you to install PHP, a web server, or any other server software on your local machine.

    51 Laravel Homestead alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • PHP
    • Node.JS
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • memcached
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  9. LampRabit icon
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    Free, open-source local PHP and Node.js development environment with per-site PHP versions and trusted HTTPS .test domains.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. EasyPHP icon
     36 likes

    Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

    43 EasyPHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. WPN-XM icon
     29 likes

    WPN-XM - is a free and open-source web server solution stack for professional PHP development on the Windows platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Nitro Server icon
     1 like

    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    82 Nitro Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
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